Table 2.
Clinical data of four cases of Nocardia
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 59 | 56 | 35 | 51 |
| Sex | male | male | male | male |
| Smoking | smoker | smoker | non smoker | smoker |
| Hospital diagnosis | ||||
| a-Symptoms | ||||
| Cough | + | + | + | + |
| Expectoration | + | + | + | + |
| Heamoptysis | + | - | - | + |
| Chest pain | - | + | - | - |
| Night fever | + | - | + | - |
| Night sweat | - | - | - | - |
| Weight loss | - | - | + | - |
| Loss of appetite | - | - | - | - |
| N.B | Chest trouble for one year before diagnosis | fatigue | ||
| b- Chest x-ray | Tracheal shifted to right, raised upper vascular and right opacity | Left upper and middle zonal nonhomogenous opacity | Bilateral heterogeneous opacity | Mild zonal fibronodular opacity |
| c-Medical history | ||||
| COPD | - | + | + | - |
| Diabetes | DM | - | - | DM |
| Hypertension | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer | + | - | - | - |
| TB | Fresh case | Relapse case | Relapse case | Fresh case |
| Microscopical direct smear test for AFB | + | + | + | + |
| TB Treatment started | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Heamoptysis, bloody cough; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM, Diabetes mellitus; TB, tuberculosis; AFB, acid fast bacilli.